OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14201982
BOARD,TORSO,EDGER,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Event description
STRUCK BY FLYING PIECE OF BOARD
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAILING STACKED STOCK OUT OF AN EDGER AND FEEDING THIS STOCK INT O A TRIM SAW. HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TORSO BY A BOTTOM PIECE OF STOC K WHICH HAD BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE EDGER BY A CUTTING HEAD.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 727
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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